FB-65208 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65208 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Loricariidae Ancistrus Ancistrus abilhoai Bifi, Pavanelli & Zawadzki, 2009 Giant tonguefish Symphurus strictus (non Gilbert, 1905) 2009-12-21 2010-08-12 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Shen, S.C.0 Coastal fishes of Taiwan. Shih-chieh Shen, Taipei. 190 p. (Ref. 625) Shen, S.C. (ed.)0 Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 960 p. (Ref. 5193) Lee, M.-Y., H.-M. Chen and K.-T. Shao0 A new species of deep-water tonguefish genus <i> Symphurus</i> (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from Taiwan. Copeia 2009(2):342-347. (Ref. 82423) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) FB-GeneralDescr-65217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-01-04 00:00:00 2013-04-24 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65217 This deep-water tonguefish species is known only from the continental shelf and upper continental slope off northeastern and eastern Taiwan; from 471-640 m by research vessels. Polychaetes, small crustaceans and some unidentified detritus were found in the digestive systems of fishes examined. Little else is known regarding the biology of this species (Ref. 82423). Lee, M.-Y., H.-M. Chen and K.-T. Shao 2009 A new species of deep-water tonguefish genus <i> Symphurus</i> (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from Taiwan. Copeia 2009(2):342-347. (Ref. 82423) FB-DiagnosticDescr-65217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-01-04 00:00:00 2010-01-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65217 This species is distinguished from all its congeners, except S. hondoensis and S. undatus, by its predominant 1-2-3-2-2 ID pattern. It also differs from both abovementioned species in having smaller eye (5.3-7.9% HL vs. 11.0-14.9% HL in S. hondoensis and 11.5-13.8% HL in S. undatus). This species further differs from S. hondoensisin having 9 abdominal vertebrae (vs. 10). S. megasomus is also distinguished from S. undatus, by having higher fin-ray counts, 106-111 dorsal-fin rays and 91-96 anal-fin rays (vs. 101-105 dorsal-fin rays and 87-91 anal-fin rays) and a uniform straw-colored to dark brown ocular-side coloration (vs. freckled ocular-side pigmentation) (Ref. 82423). Lee, M.-Y., H.-M. Chen and K.-T. Shao 2009 A new species of deep-water tonguefish genus <i> Symphurus</i> (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from Taiwan. Copeia 2009(2):342-347. (Ref. 82423) FB-Morphology-65217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-01-04 00:00:00 2010-01-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65217 Dorsal soft rays (total): 106 - 111; Analsoft rays: 91 - 96; Vertebrae: 55 - 58 Lee, M.-Y., H.-M. Chen and K.-T. Shao 2009 A new species of deep-water tonguefish genus <i> Symphurus</i> (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from Taiwan. Copeia 2009(2):342-347. (Ref. 82423) FB-Distribution-65217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-01-04 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65217 Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. Lee, M.-Y., H.-M. Chen and K.-T. Shao 2009 A new species of deep-water tonguefish genus <i> Symphurus</i> (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from Taiwan. Copeia 2009(2):342-347. (Ref. 82423) FB-Size-65217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-01-04 00:00:00 2013-04-24 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65217 14.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 82423)); 14.34 cm SL (female) Lee, M.-Y., H.-M. Chen and K.-T. Shao 2009 A new species of deep-water tonguefish genus <i> Symphurus</i> (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from Taiwan. Copeia 2009(2):342-347. (Ref. 82423) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-65217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-01-04 00:00:00 2013-04-24 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65217 benthopelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 640 m (Ref. 82423) Lee, M.-Y., H.-M. Chen and K.-T. Shao 2009 A new species of deep-water tonguefish genus <i> Symphurus</i> (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from Taiwan. Copeia 2009(2):342-347. (Ref. 82423)